New truck
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Mountain Pass
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New truck
I finally bought my first truck. After a long wait and a lot of let downs, I finally found the exact truck I was looking for, and drove it home last night. It's a 78 f250 4x4 regular cab, with a 400 and a c6. I believe it's a dana 60 rear, dana 44 front, but this is my first experiance with trucks so I dont know how to tell. Is it stamped somewhere or on a tag?
The truck is in running condition. a few dents, a couple rust holes in the back of the bed, and the front end needs some work, but otherwise it runs fairly well and most everything works.
The first 2 things I want to do are rust proof the frame and underbody. Here in WA most of the year it's wet and cold, and I want to protect my frame and body as best that I can, so my idea was to clean up the frame as well as possible then spay it with a rust preventing primer. Is this something that is commonly done, or is there another way to protect my frame (besides not driving the truck
)? Is regular old rustoleom primer in the rattle can good enough for the job or should I use something else?
The truck is in running condition. a few dents, a couple rust holes in the back of the bed, and the front end needs some work, but otherwise it runs fairly well and most everything works.
The first 2 things I want to do are rust proof the frame and underbody. Here in WA most of the year it's wet and cold, and I want to protect my frame and body as best that I can, so my idea was to clean up the frame as well as possible then spay it with a rust preventing primer. Is this something that is commonly done, or is there another way to protect my frame (besides not driving the truck
)? Is regular old rustoleom primer in the rattle can good enough for the job or should I use something else?
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x2 on that. Rust Bullet, POR-15, powdercoat, etc. are the best for this kind of job- it just depends on the extent to which you are fixing up the truck.
Rattle can primer is not chip resistant, nor is it nearly heavy enough to give any more than a very very thin layer of temporary protection. Plus, if you are going to go to the trouble of cleaning the frame first (as you should do), you might as well use something that is going to last a long time. You'll be under your truck with rattle cans several times per year if you choose to go that route. Spend the money, get the good stuff, take your time, and do it once.
Congrats on the find, and be sure to give us pics of your progress!
Rattle can primer is not chip resistant, nor is it nearly heavy enough to give any more than a very very thin layer of temporary protection. Plus, if you are going to go to the trouble of cleaning the frame first (as you should do), you might as well use something that is going to last a long time. You'll be under your truck with rattle cans several times per year if you choose to go that route. Spend the money, get the good stuff, take your time, and do it once.
Congrats on the find, and be sure to give us pics of your progress!
I can't believe you posted a new truck without one pic of it 
. We like pics. Congrats on the truck adam83 and welcome. Hang on eveyone I see someones post count going up fast 
